Pete Morrison
American actor (1890-1973) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
George D. "Pete" Morrison was an American silent western film actor born in Westminster, Colorado. During his childhood he lived in Morrison, Colorado and Idaho Springs, and got his early tastes of horsemanship riding with his father Thomas during the summer.
Pete Morrison is read about 4.5 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
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The Last FrontierFilm, Henchman Hank1931
In Old CheyenneFilm, Cowhand1930
Beyond the Rio GrandeFilm, Al Mooney1929
Chinatown NightsFilm, Pete, bartender-henchman1926Blue BlazesFilm, Dee Halloran1925Triple ActionFilm, Dave Mannion1924
Pioneer's GoldFilm, Jim Hartley1922
Daring DangerFilm, Cal Horton1921
Crossing TrailsFilm, Jim Warren1919Ace HighFilm1918
The Law's OutlawFilm, Carey Tait1915ReformationFilm1910The Bad Man's Last DeedFilm1909The Best Man WinsFilm1890Born8 August 1890People around Pete
Close ties
John Ford Directed By Indian Post and Gun Law
Hoot Gibson Also in Gun Law and The Rustlers
Duke R. Lee Also in The Fighting Brothers and By Indian Post
Harry S. Webb Directed Beyond the Rio Grande (1930)
Helen Gibson Also in Gun Law and The Rustlers
Dorothy Gulliver Also in In Old Cheyenne and The Last Frontier
Jay Wilsey Also in Beyond the Rio Grande and Westward Bound
Reginald Barker Directed The Rustlers (1919)
George Hively Wrote The Fighting Brothers and The Rustlers
Also in Français
Filmography 40
53 credits on file
Media & music
Photos 2
About this person
They drove cattle and sheep from the summer ranges in Middle Park and Fall River in Colorado to supply beef and mutton to the mining camps of Georgetown, Idaho Springs, Nevadaville, Black Hawk and Central City. During his mid-teens Pete worked in the mining industry, with his older brothers driving in sections of the Argo Tunnel where Pete was a motorman, hoist operator, topside helper, teamster hauler, assisting several of the larger miners in the Idaho Springs area. In the summer of 1910 Pete Morrison was an engine fireman for the Colorado and Southern Railway when he was lured away by the early western movies. Pete began working as a stunt man for the Essanay Studios of Broncho Billy films, soon discovering he could make more money working in movies in two weeks than he could make working for a month on the railroad. Pete followed his older brother Chick Morrison to California, where he also became a star in early western pictures. Through his career, Morrison transcended from very early film in 1909 to sound in 1935 starring in some 132 pictures.
